740  
CDUS45 KVEF 180829  
CLILAS  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS, NV  
128 AM PDT FRI MAY 18 2012  
 
   
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..THE LAS VEGAS NV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2012  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1937 TO 2012  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 101 407 PM 102 2009 89 12 73  
1970  
1937  
MINIMUM 78 459 AM 43 1962 66 12 54  
AVERAGE 90 78 12 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.01 1949 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.06 -0.06 T  
SINCE OCT 1 0.71 3.08 -2.37 2.85  
SINCE JAN 1 0.25 1.95 -1.70 0.25  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.3 -0.3 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 1  
MONTH TO DATE 0 4 -4 12  
SINCE MAR 1 231 256 -25 238  
SINCE JUL 1 1894 1947 -53 1851  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 25 13 12 0  
MONTH TO DATE 273 178 95 115  
SINCE MAR 1 506 337 169 268  
SINCE JAN 1 506 338 168 268    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 18 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 37 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 49 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.1  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 15 400 AM  
LOWEST 2 400 PM  
AVERAGE 9  
   
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THE LAS VEGAS NV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 90 104 2008  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 45 1977  
1938  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2012...........SUNRISE 532 AM PDT SUNSET 743 PM PDT  
MAY 19 2012...........SUNRISE 531 AM PDT SUNSET 743 PM PDT  
 
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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